Consultation and assessment area
Where every course of treatment begins: history, going through your scans and reports, explaining the plan. It is not a preamble; it is the part where everything else is decided.
The practice
Via Cesena 34, San Giovanni district. A space designed for working without hurry: one person at a time, for as long as it takes.
The plan
How the practice is laid out
You come in through a small lobby, separated from the main room by a partition with a door: whoever is in session does not see who arrives. The main room holds the treatment area and the consultation and assessment area; beyond the opening is the exercise area, with the bathroom on the left.
How the work is organised
Appointments are one-to-one and spaced out. There are no several patients at once on different couches, and no assistant applying treatments while I am elsewhere: whoever comes in has the full session.
It is a choice that costs in numbers and pays in the quality of the clinical reasoning. Assessing properly takes time, and time is either in the diary or it is not.
The areas of the practice
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Treatment area
Physical examination and manual therapy, both physiotherapy and osteopathy.
Exercise area
Equipment for active work: progressive loading, motor control, functional testing. This is the area that decides which results last.
What happens at the first visit
- Conversation and history: the story of the problem, scans and reports, habits, goals.
- Functional assessment: movement examination, specific tests, palpation.
- Explanation: what I found, what I think is going on, and why.
- First treatment, where the case allows.
- Plan: how many sessions I expect, how often, what to do at home, and which signs we will use to check it is working.
You leave the first session knowing what you have and what we are going to do. If it cannot be answered straight away, you leave knowing what the next step is — which is sometimes a specialist appointment.
Practical questions
What should I bring to the first visit?
Any reports and imaging relating to the problem — X-rays, MRI scans, ultrasounds, specialist letters — even if they are not recent. A list of any medication you take. And comfortable clothing: you will be moving during the assessment.
Do I need a medical referral?
No. Physiotherapists in Italy are direct access and no referral is needed for private practice. If you do have one, bring it anyway: it contains useful information.
Do you issue an invoice for tax relief?
Yes. Healthcare services are documented by a proper invoice, sent to the Italian health-card system for tax relief unless you object. For the relief the payment must be traceable: debit card, credit card or bank transfer.
How do I get there?
The practice is at Via Cesena 34, in the San Giovanni district. The area is served by metro line A and by several bus and tram routes. By car there is on-street parking in the surrounding streets, with the usual constraints of the neighbourhood: if your appointment is in the evening, allow a few extra minutes.
Is the practice accessible if I have difficulty moving?
Message or call me before booking and describe your situation: I will tell you exactly what to expect and we will arrange access in the easiest way.
Find us
How to find me
Via Cesena 34, 00182 Rome — San Giovanni district, next to Piazza dei Re di Roma.
- Metro
- Line A, San Giovanni / Re di Roma stops
- Bus and tram
- The area is served by several bus and tram routes
- By car
- On-street parking in the surrounding streets
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The first step is working out where the problem comes from. That is exactly what the initial assessment is for, before any treatment.